Southbank January

		Christmas has been and gone and, despite the swift departure of festive cheer, we are getting excited about what the year ahead will bring. If you have got a serious case of the back-to-work-blues, we have the perfect antidote - laughter. Head to Southbank Centre and catch one of the last performances of Fascinating Aїda's satirical and witty show, 'Charm Offensive'. Alternatively, head to BFI Southbank where you can engage with the latest in local comedy talent at the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival, or pay respects to a comedy legend with the Buster Keaton season. If you are still feeling the effects of over-indulging this festive season, pop down to OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie and sample the ultimate hangover cure. Start as you mean to go on with a fitness challenge. The experts at Mandara Spa in Park Plaza Westminster Bridge have developed a 21 Day Detox Plan including spa treatments and personal training sessions. Goodbye 2013! Hello 2014! More
	This comedy-cabaret trio are famed for their witty and satirical ditties about anything and everything, from budget airlines to the Euro-Zone crisis. A guaranteed laugh.  More A pair of newlyweds return to their country estate and are joined by their neighbour for a raucous lunch. This savagely funny comedy is on until the 22nd Feb.  More Shake off the January blues by catching a few screenings at the LOCO London Comedy Film Festival. Films being shown as part of the season include Matterhorn and Don't Make Me Laugh.  More As well as being one of the world's foremost comic performers, Buster Keaton is also renowned for his directorial work. Films in the season include Go West, Distant, and Zelig.  More Forget the old 'stuck in a glass box' cliché, this festival brings together, artists from around the world for 'A must-see programme of visual theatre.' (Total Theatre Magazine).  More Rhys Ifans stars in this comedic one-man-show that explores the story of the Occupy movement. Quick! It's only on until the 11th.  More Take on a fitness challenge this New Year. The team at London County Hall Club and Spa dare you to get your pulse racing with a series fat-busting cardiovascular tasks!   More Is the party season beginning to take its toll? Well, OXO Tower Restaurant, Bar and Brasserie have created a delicious dish that will kick even the heartiest of hangover's butts!  More Kick-start the New Year with a truly vigorous detox plan at Mandara Spa in Park Plaza Westminster Bridge. Includes boot camps, personal training and 1:1 advice from nutritionists.  More IWM London is currently undergoing a huge transformation. Get down there this weekend - the museum will be closing on the 6th of Jan and won't re-open until July 2014.  More Southbank Centre's Hayward Gallery presents the first major survey of this Turner Prize winning artist whose work transforms everyday materials into meditations on existence.  More Please note that the EDF Energy London Eye will be closed between the 6th and 17th of January to allow essential maintenance work to take place.  More This January, take time to visit the embassy of our planet's only natural satellite. Republic of the Moon is an artistic reimagining of our relationship with the moon, at the Bargehouse.  More Juliet Stevenson stars in Samuel Beckett's surreal masterpiece about one woman's ability to survive against overwhelming odds.  More Join Emil as he boards a train bound for Berlin, and embarks on the journey of a lifetime. A fantastic show, suitable for the whole family.  More Did you miss visual spectacular, Gravity whilst it was in cinemas? Fear not, you can see it in all its 3D, HD IMAX-y glory as it's back at the BFI IMAX until 9th January. More The master mixologists at the Skylon Bar will teach you the secret to creating the perfect cocktail. Learn how to shake, muddle and mix like the pros!  More Part two of fantasy epic, 'The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug' picks up where the first instalment left off as Bilbo and the band of exiled dwarves continue their epic journey. More Scrap your usual commute this New Year and hop aboard a KPMG Thames Clippers vessel. It's the most fun you can have with an Oyster Card!  More Need a new year pick me up? Visit the Dazzle jewellery exhibition where all the items on display are also for sale.  More Explore the seven seas at SEA LIFE London Aquarium this January. With species from all four corners of the globe, you can visit the Thames and the Great Barrier Reef in one trip.  More
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